1998 on 4K UHD

dir. Satoshi Kon

GKIDS has the limited edition steelbook preorder up. Satoshi Kon's cult following keeps growing and this is one of those titles where the physical release matters to the audience more than most.

GKIDS · Limited Edition Steelbook

dir. Paul W. S. Anderson

Arrow Video's Limited Edition is the canonical 4K of Paul W.S. Anderson's 1998 sci-fi action with Kurt Russell as a future soldier obsoleted by his replacement. Region-free 4K with new extras. The film flopped in theaters but built a strong cult around the David Webb Peoples script, the same writer behind Blade Runner.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

dir. Sam Raimi

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Sam Raimi's best film according to a lot of collectors. A 90s crime thriller that flies under the radar.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

dir. Walter Salles

An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.

Curzon Film · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Terry Gilliam

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Terry Gilliam's Hunter S. Thompson adaptation. Arrow's extras package is strong.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

dir. Steven Soderbergh

S-Tier Kino Lorber 4K with a 4.5 score. Soderbergh's Elmore Leonard crime-romance with Clooney and Lopez. Not much dedicated collector discussion, though it appears in neo-noir and Soderbergh recommendation threads.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Hideo Nakata

A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Wes Anderson

Currently only available as part of the Wes Anderson Archive box set from Criterion, and people keep asking when individual 4K releases are coming. The set runs half price during B&N and Criterion sales, which is when most people cave. Some disc quality issues reported, particularly with Royal Tenenbaums during the cemetery scene. Criterion replaces defective discs but it's been a recurring complaint.

Criterion Collection · 4K Box Set (The Wes Anderson Archive)

dir. Joel Coen

Universal S-Tier 4K. The Dude abides in reference quality. One of those discs that gets bought on impulse every time someone posts it, and the comments are always just quotes from the film.

Universal Pictures · 20th Anniversary Edition

dir. John Carpenter

The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight.

Shout! Studios · Collector's Edition

dir. Ronny Yu

S-Tier Scream Factory 4K. The Chucky franchise on 4K from Scream Factory. Hamilton Book has been stocking these at discount.

Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Alex Proyas

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Alex Proyas' sci-fi noir. Arrow's release is loaded with extras and the dark cityscapes work well in HDR.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

dir. Todd Solondz

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Todd Solondz. Not an easy watch. Criterion's disc.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mike Nichols

S-Tier Shout Factory 4K. Mike Nichols' 1998 political satire with John Travolta. No relevant collector discussion around the 4K disc.

Shout! Studios · 4K + Blu-ray Combo Pack Collector's Edition

dir. John Frankenheimer

Capelight Pictures' German release is the canonical 4K with HDR, region-free 4K disc paired with a region B Blu-ray. John Frankenheimer's 1998 European spy thriller with the BMW M5 chase through Paris that car people quote scene by scene. De Niro and Reno as expat operatives chasing a McGuffin briefcase.

Capelight · 4K + Blu-ray (Germany)

dir. Tom Tykwer

Sony locked this into the Sony Pictures Classics box set for over a year before finally releasing it standalone in July 2024. The wait frustrated people who only wanted this one film and didn't care about the rest of the set. The standalone disc is S-Tier and multiple collectors use it as a demo disc for showing people what 4K HDR looks like. The 25th anniversary theatrical re-release helped build demand.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Lance Mungia

Vinegar Syndrome's VSU line treated this as an event release. People who grew up renting the VHS were thrilled to see it jump directly to 4K. The limited set sold well during VS sales, and the 60-70% daily deal brought it down to impulse-buy territory. A cult film that inspired people to get into filmmaking because the DIY quality felt achievable. The Fallout games and rockabilly music comparison is the quickest way to describe it to someone who hasn't seen it.

Vinegar Syndrome · Limited Edition

dir. Robert Rodriguez

When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make the chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet!

Scream Factory · Collector's Edition

dir. Randall Wallace

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

Shout! Studios · Collector's Edition

dir. Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner

Universal S-Tier 4K. The March release rumors turned out to be accurate. DreamWorks hand-drawn animation in HDR is something people were quietly hoping for.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John McNaughton

When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan

It's graduation day at Huntington Hills High, and you know what that means - time to party. And not just any party, either. This one will be a night to remember, as the nerds become studs, the jocks are humiliated, and freshman crushes blossom into grown-up romance.

dir. Bob Saget

Vinegar Syndrome put everything into the Norm Macdonald comedy. The 4K carries three cuts, the theatrical and the longer Dirtier Cut in 2160p plus the SD Assembly Cut, and hidef-digest scored the transfer an A-tier. There are about a dozen new interviews across the discs alongside commentaries with co-writer Frank Sebastiano. The 10,000-copy slipcase is gone but the standard three-disc edition is still in stock.

Vinegar Syndrome · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Roland Emmerich

French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.

dir. Steve Miner

Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But it's not far enough to escape Myers, who soon discovers her whereabouts. As Halloween descends upon Laurie's peaceful community, a feeling of dread weighs upon her -- with good reason.

dir. Danny Cannon

Ever since killing the Fisherman one year ago, Julie James is still haunted by images of him after her. When her best friend Karla wins free tickets to the Bahamas, Julie finds this a perfect opportunity to finally relax. But someone is waiting for her. Someone who she thought was dead. Someone who is out again for revenge.

dir. Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook

When Imperial China calls one man from every family to defend the empire from invading Huns, a young woman disguises herself as a soldier to take her ailing father’s place. Facing ruthless invaders, brutal training, and the risk of execution if discovered, she must decide who she truly is— and what she’s willing to fight for.

dir. Joe Chappelle

In the peaceful Colorado town of Snowfield, something evil has wiped out the community. And now, it's up to a group of people to stop it, or at least get out of Snowfield alive.

dir. James Merendino

Sony replaced one of the songs at a party scene due to licensing issues, swapping the Suicide Machines track for something generic. Collectors noticed because the song is meant to sound like it's actually playing at the party, so changing it changes the entire feel of the scene. Sony didn't announce the swap, which is typical for major studios. Still locked into the Sony Classics box set for standalone seekers, with eBay copies running around $35 USD.

Sony Pictures · 4K Box Set (Sony Pictures Classics 30th Anniversary 4K UltraHD Collection)

dir. Peter Medak

Having just returned from a mission to Mars, Commander Ross isn't exactly himself. He's slowly becoming a terrifying alien entity with one goal -- to procreate with human women! When countless women suffer gruesome deaths after bearing half-alien offspring, scientist Laura Baker and hired assassin Press Lennox use Eve, a more tempered alien clone, to find Ross and his brood. Before long Eve escapes to mate with Ross.

dir. Dario Argento

A series of terrifying accidents and brutal murders leave a bloody trail into the subterranean caverns of an Opera house. Below the theatre stalks a man raised by creatures of the underworld.

dir. Peter Weir

An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.

Paramount Pictures · 25th Anniversary Edition

dir. Tsui Hark

A-Tier MVD Entertainment 4K. Tsui Hark directs Van Damme in a movie about exploding jeans. MVD released this alongside Lionheart for Van Damme fans.

MVD Entertainment · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Stephen Hopkins

A-Tier Arrow Video 4K. The 1998 sci-fi film that people remember being bad but still love. Arrow gave it a proper restoration, and the artwork on the slip got compliments.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Joe Dante

Paramount's Limited Edition Steelbook shipped in July 2025 and the standalone 4K plus Blu-ray followed in February 2026, both built on a native 4K remaster with Dolby Vision that brings out the Technicolor saturation and practical-puppet detail. The steelbook is already chasing $80 USD on the secondary market.

Paramount Pictures · Steelbook (4K + Blu-ray)

dir. Brian De Palma

All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. Determined to solve the crime, he quickly learns that his search for answers will only uncover yet more questions in an ever-widening web of conspiracy, intrigue, and danger.

dir. Martin Campbell

Sony A-Tier 4K. The steelbook is the version most people grabbed. Late-90s action cinematography that cleaned up nicely in the transfer, with Banderas in his prime and one of Catherine Zeta-Jones' first major roles.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mimi Leder

B-Tier Paramount 4K. The other asteroid movie from 1998. The B-Tier is fair.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Steven Spielberg

B-Tier from Paramount on a film that deserves better. The steelbook has been commanding high resale prices, with some listings hitting $200 USD. Sony taking over Disney's disc production created temporary OOP situations across Paramount's catalog too, and Saving Private Ryan availability fluctuated. The Omaha Beach sequence is the obvious demo material, but the B-Tier transfer means it's not showing what a proper 4K restoration could.

Paramount Pictures · Commemorative 20th Anniversary Edition

dir. Jonathan Frakes

When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as the very ideals upon which the Federation itself was founded.

dir. John Lasseter

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.

dir. George Miller

Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.

dir. Hype Williams

Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking for a come up, will their reign last?

dir. Kenji Kodama

Imprint's first Detective Conan 4K is a deep cut for anime collectors. The Fourteenth Target is one of the better early Conan films, and Imprint's limited editions tend to sell through quickly. Region-free releases rarely get restocked once they're gone.

Imprint · Limited Edition

dir. Mike Hodges

Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer who to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino which takes its toll on his relationships and the novel he is writing.

dir. William Kersten

The story of Connie Sproutz, a likeable young woman with the sad problem of a spore-generating deformity on her face which causes difficulties in her day-to-day life such as dissolving into a gelatinous mass anyone who is to be devoured by the neural parasite that inhabits her skull, which is empty due to the fact that she stores her brain in a jar beside her bed.

Bleeding Skull · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Shekhar Kapur

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.

dir. Tinto Brass

In 1950s northern Italy, a woman tests her fiancé's love and passion by trying to break his commitment to premarital chastity.

dir. Guy Ritchie

Kino Lorber announced a 4K but it may be cancelled according to insider reports from early 2025. The previous Blu-ray transfer was widely called garbage, so collectors have been waiting for a proper remaster of Ritchie's debut. If it actually comes out it will be an instant buy for most people.

dir. Trey Parker

Kino Lorber 4K announced and people are excited. Most collectors never upgraded from their ancient DVDs because the Blu-ray was barely an improvement. This should be a real step up, and the announcement got more attention than you'd expect for a Trey Parker film that isn't South Park.

Kino Lorber · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Darren Aronofsky

A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.

dir. Gary Ross

Shout Factory announced a Collector's Edition 4K UHD, a release that's been on collector wishlists for years. Every frame was rotoscoped by hand to pull color into the black-and-white world, which is the kind of visual precision that benefits most from HDR. Release date is TBA but the initial reaction was day-one territory.

Shout! Studios · Collector's Edition

dir. Griffin Dunne

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

Warner Bros. · 4K Ultra HD

dir. John Dahl

Rounders has been on collector wishlists for years, and the 4K ask never goes away. The Rewatchables did a live episode, steelbook people have wanted one since at least 2021, and it comes up in pretty much every "what still needs a proper release" conversation. Shot on film with dark interiors and neon-lit poker rooms, the photography would really benefit from an HDR grade. 88 Films has a limited edition Blu-ray coming in May, which is the best way to own it right now.

88 Films · Limited Edition (Blu-ray)

dir. Greg Spence

The archangel Gabriel returns to try to destroy the human race he despises so much, with the help of a suicidal teen and the opposition of the angel Danyael.

dir. Vincent Ward

Shout! Studios brings this to 4K for the first time on June 23, and the Oscar-winning visual effects are the reason to pay attention. Preorder is live on Amazon and Gruv. Extras are thin but nobody's buying What Dreams May Come for extras.

Shout! Studios · Collector's Edition

dir. Jackie Chan, Benny Chan Muk-Sing

A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan, who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa. The sole survivor, suffering severe amnesia, is nursed to recovery by a kindly native tribe who call him "Whoami" after the question he keeps asking. With the help of a mysterious reporter Christine, Whoami pieces together his past and tracks the turncoat agent and his criminal cohorts.

Arrow Video · 4K Ultra HD